The Burning Bed

The Burning Bed (1984)

1h 40m Crime Drama TV Movie

An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.

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Coercive Control, the Invisible Basis of Abuse "The burning bed was a huge, huge deal. It changed everything. Like this was 1984 that the TV movie came out." — Josh Josh discusses the landmark TV movie about Francine Hughes, a woman who set her abusive husband's bed on fire, based on a true story.
Jun 11, 2024

Cast

Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
Francine Hughes
Paul Le Mat
Paul Le Mat
Mickey Hughes
Richard Masur
Richard Masur
Aryon Greydanus
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Flossie Hughes
Penelope Milford
Penelope Milford
Gaby
Christa Denton
Christa Denton
Christy, Age 12
James T. Callahan
James T. Callahan
Berlin Hughes
Gary Grubbs
Gary Grubbs
District Attorney
David Andrews
David Andrews
Wimpy Hughes
James Hampton
James Hampton
Police Witness
Virgil Frye
Virgil Frye
Virg
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Dixie K. Wade
Hazel Moran

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